Smoking cessation, smoking reduction, and delayed quitting among smokers given nicotine patches and a self-help pamphlet.
Smoking cessation, smoking reduction, and delayed quitting among smokers given nicotine patches and a self-help pamphlet.
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1023784615928
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Resnicow, Ken
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Jolicoeur, Denise G;Richter, Kimber P;Resnicow, Ken
Over-the-counter nicotine replacement raises questions regarding its "real world" efficacy. This was an open-label, prospective study of 223 smokers who received 42 free nicotine patches and a self-help booklet via shopping mall distribution. The overall quit rate 6 months following distribution of the nicotine patches was 22% (50/223), almost the same quit rate found 6 weeks following patch distribution (21%, 47/223). Twelve percent (27/223) were abstinent at both 6 weeks and 6 months. Among the 83 participants who did not quit, cigarettes smoked per day dropped from 28 to 18. A substantial subgroup of quitters (14%) who, although still smoking at 6 weeks, were smoke free at 6 months, and it appears they had purposefully delayed a serious quit attempt. These results support the usefulness of nicotine patches in helping smokers quit, even with only minimal intervention such as a self-help manual.
